Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tivo

/tˈɪvˌoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: ti-vo
IPA: /tˈɪvˌoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To digitally record (a television show).

verb

To have a show on one's lineup of shows to record.

noun

A digital video recorder (of any brand).

verb

Alternative form of tivo.

Example Sentences

"I think I'll be out to dinner when Michael Phelps goes for the gold. Oh well – I'll just tivo it."
"My mum loves to watch Neighbours. She has the series tivoed."
"Lost, season 4, begins in early February, after one of the most thrilling season enders in a decade of television: […] Set your TiVo."
"Most of us keep our lips buttoned and our conversations shorter than a prizefighter's temper. It's not because we didn't hear what you said, and it's not because we're too tired, and it's not because we're too busy TiVoing the 2009 fall TV lineup."

Etymology

From the TiVo service.

Inflected Forms

tivos (present, singular) tivoing (participle, present) tivoed (participle, past) tivoed (past) TiVos (plural)

Derived Forms

tivoisation tivoization

Questions

How do you pronounce tivo?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪvˌoʊ/.
What does tivo mean?: To digitally record (a television show).
Where does tivo come from?: From the TiVo service.

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